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Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Chicago, Newberry Library, MS 40 (Bruges, c1460)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 38: Mary protecting the faithful under her cloak / 38c: When Abimelech besieged Thebes, a woman killed him by throwing down a millstone / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 38: Mary protecting the faithful under her cloak / 38c: When Abimelech besieged Thebes, a woman killed him by throwing down a millstone / Variant: The woman on the tower and the dying Abimelech only
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 38: Mary protecting the faithful under her cloak / 38d: Michol lets David escape from Saul's men / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 38: Mary protecting the faithful under her cloak / 38d: Michol lets David escape from Saul's men / Variant: Michol is talking to Saul's soldiers whilst David is climbing out of the house
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Judges / Jud. 9:53-54: Abimelech attacks the tower of Sichem, is wounded by a stone thrown down by a woman, and asks his armourbearer to kill him / Model for Mary protecting the Faithful (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 1 Kings / 1 Kings 19:12: With Michol's help David escapes through the window / Model for Mary protecting the Faithful (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Hagiographic Scenes with biblical models / Virgin Mary / Mary as Protector and Intercessor / with Jud. 9:53-54: Abimelech attacks the tower of Sichem, is wounded by a stone thrown down by a woman, and asks his armourbearer to kill him (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Hagiographic Scenes with biblical models / Virgin Mary / Mary as Protector and Intercessor / with 1 Kings 19:12: With Michol's help David escapes through the window (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Old Testament / Judges / Abimelech (Jud. 9) / A woman kills Abimelech by throwing a stone from the tower of Thebes (Jud. 9:50-54)
Old Testament / 1 Kings (A.V. I Samuel) / The war between Saul and David (1 Kings 19-31) / David flees from Saul (1 Kings 19-20) / Michol talks to Saul's soldiers whilst David escapes from her house

Further details

Artist or creator

Bruges (attributed)

Date

1460 (circa)

Location

Chicago, Newberry Library, 40

Associated persons

James Marrow (Photographer (analogue))

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 39r.

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